Perenco UK has started natural gas production from its C06 well, a near-field discovery within the Ravenspurn South area of the Southern North Sea (SNS) (OGJ Online, Dec. 13, 2023).
In fourth-quarter 2023, the deviated well 42/30-C06 was drilled and completed with the Valaris-247 rig in 48 m water depth, delivering an estimated reserve addition of around 20-40 bcf from a previously undrilled block at the North-Eastern edge of Ravenspurn South field, the company said in a release Mar. 5.
The well was initially connected to a well test package, allowing measurement of the gas rate at 12 MMscfd (2,000 boe/d) while sending dry gas to the Cleeton Hub and onwards to the Dimlington terminal on the Yorkshire coast. During early March 2024, the C06 well will be connected into the Perenco-operated production network with new permanent pipework on the RSC topsides.
Combined with the recent start-ups of new wells D15 and D16 in Ravenspurn North field, these three new wells drilled by PUK with the Valaris-247 rig bring an additional 40 MMscfd, which represents around a 20% increase to Perenco’s operated production in the SNS.
In the North Sea, Perenco UK processes almost 15% of the UK national gas production. It owns and operates the largest infrastructure on the UKCS, comprising 45 offshore platforms, 14 subsea wells, and a network of more than 2,400 km of pipelines connected to its two onshore terminals at Bacton and Dimlington where the gas is received, treated, metered and then exported into the UK national grid. Perenco UK produces about 40,000 boe/d, of which about 14,000 bbl is from Wytch Farm, in which Perenco UK holds a 95% share.
